Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

It's rainning cats and dogs today.

I'm on my way home from school and stopped at an intersection waiting for the light to turn green.

I was a bit tired so i rested my head back and didn't notice the green light. As i quickly accelerate, my front wheels spun and hopped like a rabbit. The car didn't move a bit and the tach went up to 4K rpm... then all of a suddent the car caught traction and shot ahead like a bullet, almost took out the minivan in front .

Luckily the van driver dodged to the left and let my car go straight, avoided the accident.

All this happened in less than 15 seconds and i had to use both hands and feet to keep the car straight because it kept pulling left & right...

I need to get a new set of tires and put on the front sway to help with traction and wheel hop...

Rain sucks...

come to think of it, i have had so many close-calls in the past 6 months... not counting the rear-ending and hit-n-run...

Dez97CandyCL

u better start payin attention... u gotta watch out for those other fcukin idiots out there... especially in sd or other sOcAl areas i kno when i was there... everytime there was a drop of rain.. every1 would freak the fuck out... oh get sum NRG engine torque dampers 2 help w/ the wheel hop... might make the cabin shake a lil bit... oh n try 2 pay attention... again...

no disrespect 2 the sOcAl fellas...

SwervinCL

He's the one that almost caused the accident

asianspec

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^^^ damn huy

saiko_cl_duck

easy speed racer, no sleeping at the wheel

kraftey

My wheels never hop anymore now that I have new tires... They just spin forever and I move absolutely no where when it's wet. I never catch traction. Guess that's a good thing for situations like this.

97BlackAckCL

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Need to take it easy on gunning it from a stop on wet roads, at least the van driver was awake enough to avoid you hitting them, be careful huy

Cocoa

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And to think, I drove on Azenis in the rain for fun. It's all about throttle control. Once you learn that, you shouldnt have a problem with any tire in any situation.

I take that back, depending on the situation would determine what to do and then throttle control woulldnt be the only thing to take in affect. ex: turns

But for striaght lines, yes, just a bit easier on the throttle and you'll be fine.

GCaps

try Goodyear Hydragrip....Best tires ever for wet/snow....I have them on right now, the only thing is that at first, cause they're new, they are a bit noisy when you roll down your windows and listen for them, but I drive like a champ in the rain, I love them....the most traction I ever got on tires

97BlackAckCL

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to cocoa, it's all about throttle control

asianspec

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we don't get too much rain/ snow over here. he just need to learn how to drive. lol

Palayah8ta

It only rains like 4 days a year here, and when it does there 214239 accidents an hour. So Cal drivers are notorious for being the shittiest rain drivers.

Sleep deprived sleeper is tired.. i wonder why

saiko_cl_duck

Maybe they're worse than the worst East Coast rain drivers, aka North Carolinians.

Most of em slow down to 35 in a 55 if they see dark clouds

Palayah8ta

Dude so cal pple are retarted. When they hydroplane for a split second (on the freeway) they react by SLAMMING on the brakes. dumb fucks..

shnee

rain is all good if you are fluid with your responses and don't hit any giant fucking puddles...

saiko_cl_duck

NICE!

legendaryCL98

here in seattle.. rain racing is popular

kraftey

Haha.. yup. I think how so cal people drive in the rain is comparable to how seattle people drive in the snow. "OMG SNOW" *swerve* *slam on brakes*

97BlackAckCL

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It's the same here no matter what the weather, it could be sunny and just cuz the sun is shining in the morning, people jam on their brakes and come to a complete stop on the highway, same with tunnels, rain, sleet, snow, doesn't matter

legendaryCL98

lol.. cali drivers

i remember when i was driving down to LA long time ago, suped up porche was honking at me and cussing at me for going a slow 70MPH.. haha.. im scared of cali drivers now

SanJoseRoller

wait... so your telling me a CL made enough torque to break traction in the rain?

Dan3952

Good tires never hydroplane at all.. not even my Potenza RE950's when they were almost bald.. but we are enthusiasts and most of the people in the driving world aren't

Accord_V6_400m

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thats us

I Fear No Five O

When my '94 GT was the daily driver, I drove it in the rain all the time with no problems. In fact, I remember a couple of years ago when I drove the Stang with bald tires the entire winter because I had just gotten my 3:73 gears installed and couldn't afford new tires. Rain + Bald tires + 3:73 gears + 5.0 liter V8 = Stupid, but like Cocoa said, I learned to control the throttle so I never lost it in the rain.

Palayah8ta

i dont care who your are, or what tires u have. if your going 80 mph and u go over a 8" deep puddle of water, u wont have traction until your back on concrete.

ajtcl

Try not putting WOT at the light next time.

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

Lesson learned, it's just that i was tired... 6 hours of sleep in 2 days will do that to ya... (exams)

Dan3952

You should care who I am because I am not irresponsible enough to ever do 80 mph on a crowded freeway

And read the reviews on the Tire Rack sometime.. some tires hydroplane more than others

legendaryCL98

okay...

asianspec

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the morale of the story is to get enough sleep before driving. kthxbye.

Sleep_DEPRIVED_Sleeper

More sleep?? That's preposterous!

97BlackAckCL

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